Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: which venues?

Busiest venues: Surrey Art Gallery (6), Vancouver Art Gallery (5), Equinox Gallery (3).

Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: is anything free?

Yes. Free: 7, including Jana Sterbak: Dimensions of Intimacy, Composers in Residence.

Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: which day has the most?

Wednesday, October 28, 2026, with 43 events.

Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: what’s on?

45 events from Wednesday, October 28 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Highlights: That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature (Vancouver Art Gallery, Wednesday, October 28), Western Pleasures: Brandon Cotter (The Cultch (Historic Theatre), Wednesday, October 28), Time Freed (Beyond Capture) Opening Reception (Heart of the City Festival, Saturday, October 31). Free: 7. Busiest venues: Surrey Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery, Equinox Gallery.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

until Nov 8

The Suitcase Project

Museum of Vancouver · Kitsilano (Vanier Park)
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Nov 8

That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature

Vancouver Art Gallery · Downtown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Feb 14

Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art · Downtown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Jan 2

Mustaali Raj: Across the Fire

Surrey Art Gallery · Bear Creek Park, Surrey
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
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until Jan 3

Tupananchiskama: Ancient Andean Cosmovision

Museum of Anthropology at UBC · University Endowment Lands (UBC Point Grey)
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Jan 6

Highlights from the Collection

Vancouver Art Gallery · Downtown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Jan 10

Future Geographies: Art in the Century of Climate Change

Vancouver Art Gallery · Downtown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Jan 10

SANCTUARY: The Ancient Forest Experience

Vancouver Art Gallery · Downtown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Mar 29

Becoming: The Art of Gu Xiong

Museum of Vancouver · Kitsilano (Vanier Park)
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Mar 31

Gifts to be Protected, Shared, and Carried Forward

MONOVA (Museum of North Vancouver) · Lower Lonsdale, North Vancouver
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Sep 5

Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports

Chinese Canadian Museum · Chinatown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Jul 24

xʷən̓iwən ce:p kʷθəθ nəw̓eyəł (Manuel Axel Strain)xʷəniwən ce:p kʷthəth nəweyəł (Manuel Axel Strain)

Richmond Art Gallery · Richmond (Richmond Cultural Centre)
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Nov 22

Vancouver Now! Emily Hermant

Vancouver Art Gallery · Downtown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Nov 1

Marking the Seasons

Surrey Art Gallery · Bear Creek Park, Surrey
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Jan 31

Making Connections

Surrey Art Gallery · Bear Creek Park, Surrey
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Dec 6

Jana Sterbak: Dimensions of Intimacy

Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery · UBC Point Grey
- Exhibitions
Free

Going Interested
until Nov 15

RESIST!

Burnaby Art Gallery · Deer Lake, Burnaby
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Jan 17

Cradled Origins

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art · Downtown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Nov 28

Other Light (Saodat Ismailova)

Western Front · Mount Pleasant
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Dec 12

Red and White and Black and Gold (Michele Pearson Clarke)

Artspeak · Gastown / Downtown Eastside
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Nov 7

Ian Wallace: Surface / Structure / Street: Works 1986-2014

Catriona Jeffries · Strathcona
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Dec 27

Parallelogram Volume 2: Presence

The Polygon Gallery · Lower Lonsdale, North Vancouver
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Dec 12

One hundred more (Justine A. Chambers)

Or Gallery · Chinatown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Mar 14

Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces

The Polygon Gallery · Lower Lonsdale, North Vancouver
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Nov 21

Resonant Bodies (Naomi Watkins)

grunt gallery · Mount Pleasant
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Dec 6

tender threads

Surrey Art Gallery · Bear Creek Park, Surrey
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Oct 31

Western Pleasures: Brandon Cotter

Brandon Cotter

The Cultch (Historic Theatre) · Strathcona / Grandview-Woodland (East Vancouver)
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Jan 11

You Are Here: Fred Herzog's Vancouver (at Fairmont Pacific Rim)

Equinox Gallery · Commercial Drive area
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Feb 14

Composers in Residence

Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum (SFU) · Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby
- Exhibitions
Free

Going Interested
until Dec 6

Farheen Haq and Russna Kaur: In the Folds of Memory

Surrey Art Gallery · Bear Creek Park, Surrey
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Feb 14

Here to Play: Variation for Sixteen Hands

Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum (SFU) · Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby
- Exhibitions
Free

Going Interested
until Feb 14

Martin Bartlett: Begin Anywhere

Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum (SFU) · Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby
- Exhibitions
Free

Going Interested
until Dec 6

S F Ho: TRIPLE BURNER FLOWER FIELD

Surrey Art Gallery · Bear Creek Park, Surrey
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Aug 15

Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form

Chinese Canadian Museum · Chinatown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Oct 31

Vancouver Korean Book Festival: Graphic Novel Exhibition 'Jari'

Granville Island · Granville Island
- Exhibitions
Free Tickets

Going Interested
until Nov 30

2024-2026 Public Art Fellows: HOST

Or Gallery · Chinatown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Apr 4

The Robot Zoo

Science World (TELUS World of Science) · False Creek
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Nov 8

Making Kin at the End of the World

Access Gallery · Chinatown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
Exhibitions
until Nov 1

Sheri Paisley

Bau-Xi Gallery · South Granville
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Dec 31

Astra Lumina: Stanley Park Night Walk

Astra Lumina at Stanley Park · Stanley Park
- Exhibitions
$29.90–$39.90 Tickets

Going Interested
until Nov 28

Shawn Hunt: PSYOP

Equinox Gallery · Commercial Drive area
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Nov 21

Sierra Barber: Portals

Equinox Gallery · Commercial Drive area
- Exhibitions
Going Interested
until Jan 23

Window, Wallpaper, and Emergency Exit (Lan Florence Yee)

Centre A (Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art) · Chinatown
- Exhibitions
Going Interested

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Exhibitions
Oct 31 · 12 PM

Time Freed (Beyond Capture) Opening Reception

Heart of the City Festival · Downtown Eastside
- Exhibitions
Free

Going Interested
Exhibitions
Oct 31 · 2 PM

What Fools These Mortals Be & Harlequino's Folly Opening Reception

Heart of the City Festival · Downtown Eastside
- Exhibitions
Free

Going Interested

Everything on in Vancouver

Questions and answers

Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: how many events?: 45 events from Wednesday, October 28 to Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: what are the highlights?: Highlights: That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature (Vancouver Art Gallery, Wednesday, October 28), Western Pleasures: Brandon Cotter (The Cultch (Historic Theatre), Wednesday, October 28), Time Freed (Beyond Capture) Opening Reception (Heart of the City Festival, Saturday, October 31).
Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: which venues?: Busiest venues: Surrey Art Gallery (6), Vancouver Art Gallery (5), Equinox Gallery (3).
Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: is anything free?: Yes. Free: 7, including Jana Sterbak: Dimensions of Intimacy, Composers in Residence.
Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: which day has the most?: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, with 43 events.

Exhibitions in Vancouver in October 2026: what’s on?

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Saturday, October 31, 2026

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